=Graphic! DIE bicephalic Tessera corn=

Charis · 07-11-16, 07:37 AM

The 7th egg in the 2016 Viper x Fiona clutch started growing a tiny halo of mold, so I decided it was probably dead and to cut it. When I did, I could tell it was indeed dead, so removed it from the egg. It was a very late term two faced Tessera.

This is why you shouldn't cut eggs if you are squeamish!
But I found it fascinating and am always relieved when there is a very obvious and reasonable reason for a baby not to make it out of the egg, such as this case.

**Minkness** · 07-11-16, 08:04 AM

Woah! Would you have kept it if it had lived? I sure would have!

This is both sad and cool, but thank you so much for sharing!!!

macandchz · 07-11-16, 11:12 AM

one of nature's mistakes, i guess.

SerpentineDream · 07-11-16, 11:35 AM

Poor little tyke.

If it had survived, I wonder what its quality of life would have been like. I've heard anecdotes of some two-headed snakes living more or less normally (albeit with shortened life spans), but have never personally encountered one.

Charis · 07-15-16, 06:05 PM

Some can live a long and seemingly good life, the oldest two headed snake I've heard of lived to 22 years old. Most seem to die within a few years though. Not sure, but I was thinking that it appeared from where the division stopped, that eating might have been difficult or impossible for this one.

daisymaisy · 07-20-16, 10:01 PM

Wow....amazing what can happen. Looks like it wasn't in the cards for this little one to make it, but what a surprise to find.

Albert Clark · 07-21-16, 06:05 AM

Sadly some of the pitfalls of breeding. A double edged sword is what reptile reproduction can be for us even though we hope and prepare for the best. Mother nature has the final say.